The Geometry of Philippine Textiles For many, the new year signals one of the most important unions of the celestial and the earthly. A renewed cycle of the Earth coincides with renewed spiritual energy for people...
Returning to Roots: Homegrown HABI Cotton The Philippines has a wide variety of weaving traditions, with nearly every single region in the archipelago taking pride in their own distinct traditions and practices. Amid a world that...
The Legacy of a Family Business: The New Susing Instruments of Cebu The New Susing brand of string instruments continues to be highly regarded in the Philippines; their compound in Mactan Island where their world-renowned luthiers toil away at their craft, working...
Philippine Natural Dyes - Part 1 Dyeing using plants has long been part of the process of textile production. It is a tradition in itself, with knowledge and techniques passed down through countless generations. It is...
The Filipino Language and Its Austronesian Roots: Five Things You Should Know If you’ve ever had the opportunity to travel in multiple Southeast Asian countries, then you might be familiar with how there are words in one country that mean the same...
How Luis Agaid, Jr., Continues to Preserve Abra Weaving in Quarantine By Mara Fabella For the indigenous weaving community of Namarabar, Abra, life and art goes on despite the heavy economic toll of the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing nationwide lockdown. Luis...
The Tagolwanen Banig Weavers In the city of Malaybalay in Mindanao, Philippines, live the female weavers of the Tagolwanen tribe. For many communities in the Philippines, especially in Mindanao, weaving is an essential part of culture and daily...
How Filipinos Were Forced To Change Their Surnames: The Catálogo Alfabético De Apellidos The Philippines is nestled in the heart of Southeast Asia, a bustling archipelago composed of more than 7,000 islands each with their own languages, cultures, and ways of life. But...
Practicing Preservation: The Yakan Saputangan at Harvard Another grad school semester done! I am proud to show you what I’ve been working on, which is practicing the acquisition of Philippine textiles into museums and textile conservation. With Yakan...
Our Feature in Tatler Asia We are so honored to be included in this list of artisans and brands we admire! Thank you to the many weavers, makers, embroiderers, and metalsmiths who work continuously to...
The T'nalak of the Tboli For many communities in the Philippines, weaving is not just a way to produce the clothing so central to their culture, but also a form of storytelling. The Tboli of...
Weaving My Heritage My video is an ode to my weaving journey that started when I was pregnant with my son in 2018. In the short film, I reflect on my Filipino heritage...
